Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac mini

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The compact desktop Mac now starts at $799 and comes with 512GB of storage.
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News Computing Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac mini By Ian Carlos Campbell May 1, 2026 4:33 pm EST Devindra Hardawar The AI industry's demand for memory, storage and powerful chips has finally come for the Mac mini . Apple has stopped selling its cheapest $599 model of the Mac mini, based on changes to the company's store page spotted by MacRumors . Only configurations that come with at least 512GB of storage and up are available, which means the Mac mini now effectively starts at $799. The tiny desktop's popular use as a home for local AI agents likely played a part in the
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